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Fourteen-year-old Reese stole prescription pads and sold them to a drug dealer. Now he's in a Bronx juvenile detention facility, trying to make the right choices to earn an early release. But Reese has a host of things working against him. Myers returns to a familiar milieu to riff on favorite themes: hard luck, second chances, overcoming adversity, living with purpose and determination.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2010